Category: RUGBY
LA success will define our season
Head coach Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks are aiming for a blockbuster finish to their 2024-25 campaign at the SVNS World Championship this weekend. According to Snyman, it will be
Read MoreSA Cup: It’s all business in playoff bun fight
Seven teams are still in the running for a semi-finals spot of the SA Cup this weekend, with only two rounds of league action remaining. However, several of these sides
Read MoreTrokkie parks but Van Graan runs Bath to Euro cup finals
Leinster crush Juarno Augustus and the Northampton Saints to advance to the Champions Cup final, while Johann van Graan guides Bath to the Challenge Cup final, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team.
Read MoreVan Graan’s Bath brace for ‘Husky’ challenge
Johann van Graan has a “soft spot” for South African prop Pierre Schoeman as the Bath coach prepares his troops for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final in Edinburgh. The 45-year-old
Read MoreCherish the gift of tuning into Sacha FM
South Africans must appreciate the extraordinary talent of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, whose game-breaking impact will only improve the more he plays, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the
Read MoreHappy Foote impressed with Junior Boks’ cool heads
Coach Kevin Foote says the composure of the Junior Boks in fighting back to beat Argentina in the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship opener highlights the team’s belief in the plan.
Read MorePaarl giants, Grey Bloem win big
There were convincing victories for Grey College, Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys’ High on day two of the Wildeklawer rugby festival. Grey Bloem bounced back from last week’s home loss
Read MoreSevens shrinks in bid to grow game
World Rugby confirms a new three-division SVNS Series format that reduces the number of teams in the top tier from 12 to eight from next season. The governing body said
Read MoreTrokkie revving, Botha fuelled up for final lap
Juarno Augustus and Arno Botha, two former Junior Springbok giants, have left tyre tracks across rugby’s highway. Two South African powerhouse No 8s, they’ve each carried their teams to the
Read MoreJunior Boks fight back to skin Pumitas
Haashim Pead scored a brace of tries as the Junior Springboks overcame a first-half deficit to beat Argentina in their U20 Rugby Championship opener in Gqeberha on Thursday. Trailing 20-15
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